Feminism and the Honor Plays of Lope de Vega

Feminism and the Honor Plays of Lope de Vega
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Publisher : Purdue University Press
Total Pages : 338
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ISBN-10 : 1557530440
ISBN-13 : 9781557530448
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Download or read book Feminism and the Honor Plays of Lope de Vega written by Yvonne Yarbro-Bejarano and published by Purdue University Press. This book was released on 1994 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: She takes into account plays that reveal their conventional, formulaic views of the Christian feminine ideal as well as those whose variety and flexibility present women subverting their expected roles. By identifying moments of resistance and subversion in the texts the author argues against excessively monolithic interpretations of such discourses of containment.


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